This is a story from Japan, but it made the international news. I heard about it from someone living in Hong Kong. A Chinese student who goes to university here was rescued twice in less than a week while climbing Mt. Fuji. The climbing season doesn’t begin until July, and people are asked not to climb the mountain off season because it can be dangerous. When this man tried to climb Mt. Fuji the first time, he couldn’t come down and called for help. He was rescued by a helicopter. He went back four days later. Another climber found him hurt and freezing, and he was rescued again. Why did he go back the second time? Because he left his mobile phone on the mountain!   (125 words)

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